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Require Local Authorities return children when original concerns no longer apply

Submitted by Sarah Winchester on Saturday 22nd November 2025

Published on Friday 16th January 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 16th July 2026

Current Signatures: 48
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Change ~ Children ~ Concern ~ concerns ~ delayed ~ Duty ~ Families ~ Foster ~ incomplete ~ Law ~ local ~ Origin ~ Proven ~ remain ~ Return ~ risk ~ Social Workers ~ The Law

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 48 signatures in total, with signatories from 37 constituencies. That makes it the 1,570th most popular open petition, and the 29,854th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 14% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 5% (low).

Signatures by Constituency

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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